00:27Iran now claims
00:29it has launched fresh drone strikes
00:31on American military bases in Kuwait.
00:34At the same time,
00:36a Reuters report says
00:37Tehran de Leib's political pressure
00:39inside the United States
00:41could eventually force President Donald Trump
00:44to make major concessions.
00:46This signals that Iran is no longer relying
00:49only on military pressure.
00:51It is also trying to use politics and economics
00:54as strategic tools.
00:56According to Iran's military,
00:58Kamikaze drones targeted
01:00Ali al-Salem Air Base
01:02and Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait.
01:06Tehran claims the strikes
01:08hit fighter jet hangars,
01:10satellite communication systems,
01:12and military equipment storage facilities
01:14used by U.S. forces.
01:16However, there is an important detail.
01:20As of now,
01:21neither U.S. Central Command
01:22nor Kuwaiti officials
01:24have confirmed these claims.
01:26That means Iran's version of events
01:28remains unverified.
01:31Iran says these attacks were retaliation
01:34for recent U.S. strikes
01:35on Kashm Island,
01:37where Iranian state media claimed civilians were killed.
01:41But the military aspect
01:43is only one part of the story.
01:45According to Reuters,
01:46senior Iranian officials believe
01:49the real battlefield
01:50is also political.
01:52The report says Tehran expects
01:54rising military tensions,
01:56economic pressure,
01:57and uncertainty
01:58around the Strait of Hormuz
02:00to increase costs
02:01for Washington and its allies.
02:03Iran reportedly believes
02:05this pressure
02:06could become especially significant
02:08as the United States
02:09moves closer
02:10to the November midterm elections.
02:13Iranian officials reportedly think
02:15the Trump administration
02:16could eventually be forced
02:18to negotiate on Tehran's terms
02:20rather than risk prolonged instability.
02:24Among the demands
02:25reportedly discussed
02:26are a $300 billion
02:28reconstruction package for Iran,
02:31greater influence
02:32over the Strait of Hormuz,
02:33and acceptance of Iran's
02:35core negotiating positions.
02:37These reported expectations
02:39have not been confirmed
02:40by the White House
02:41and should be treated
02:43as claims attributed
02:44to senior Iranian officials
02:46through Reuters.
02:47Whether this strategy succeeds
02:49is another question entirely.
02:51What is becoming clear
02:53is that Iran appears
02:54to be combining
02:55military actions,
02:57economic leverage,
02:58and political timing
02:59into a broader campaign
03:01designed to increase pressure
03:03on the United States.
03:05The drone strike claims
03:06remain unverified,
03:08but the larger message
03:09from Tehran
03:10is unmistakable.
03:12Iran appears to believe
03:13that time,
03:14regional pressure,
03:16and American domestic politics
03:17could become as important
03:19as missiles on the battlefield.
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